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3 sheets-sheet 1.

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I'. G. BECKER.

GRAIN BINDER.

No. 396,976. Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

Witnesses N. PETERS. Phuxomhagnphen Wnningmn. D, C.

(No Model.)

3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

P. Gr. BECKER.

GRAIN BINDER.

Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

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P. G. BECKER.

GRAIN BINDER.

No. 396,979. Patnted Jan. 29, 1889.;

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FREDERICK G. BECKER, OF BROCKPORT, NElV YORK, ASSTGNOR D. S. MORGAN & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAINEBINDR.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,976, dated January 29, 1889.

Application filed Mey 1l, 1886. Serial No. 201,820. (No model.)

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FREDERICK G. BECKER,

a citizen of the United Staes, residing at Brockport, in the coul'ity of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Grain-Binders, of which the follow-` the grain. rlhe cross-bar B is provided at its lower end with astud or pin,nI/,whieliwhen the binder is swung forward rests in a recess in a suitable slotted plate, m, on the upper side of the tongue, so as to hold the binder in that position.

ln order to effectthe swinging of the binder, the rear end of the frame is li vted upward, raising the upper bar, A, of the binder-frame out of the notch in the hanger F, and it is then swung round into its forward position, the weight being supported by the inclined bra-ce D. tVhen the binder is swung forward, I secure the pole E rigidly to theharvester-frame by means of the tilting-lever connection ll, which is pivoted or attached at its lower end to the pole, and at its upper end is attached to a casting or bracket, (l, on the harvesteri frame by being passed over a small. pin, d', thereon. Then the binder is in operative po- In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. l

3 is a front view.

In my present invention the binder-frame, which may be of any ordinary or usual construction, consisting, essentially, of two bars or rods, A A', attached together by the crossbraces B l B, is pivoted to the frame of the harvester at C and arranged to be supported by the brace D, so that the binder may be swung bodily around and shifted from the position indicated by the full lines in Fig. 2 to that indicated by the dotted lines, in which the end of the binder rests on top of the pole E. ll'hen the binder occupies the position represented by the full lines in Figs. 1l and 2, the upper bar, A, of the binder is supported in a hanger, F, at or nearits rear end. Then in this position, in which the machine is adapted to the practical operation of binding grain, the supporting-brace D is removed by first lifting the stud jout of its bearing in bracket N and then withdrawing' the opposite end from the socket Q.

The braces B B' are provided at theirlower ends with suitable brackets, G G', Figs. Band 3, carrying rollers a a at their lower ends, arranged to travel cna track or ways, bh,fast ened to the upper sill, O, of the harvesterframe, so as to permit of the adjustment of the binder backward and forward lengthwise of I sition, the connection H is attached to the forward end of the lever-ar1n l of the tilting I mechanism by abolt, d2, the connection being shown in this position in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

My improvement is capable of being used in connection with'any ordinary type of binding mechanism which is applied to the binderframe, consisting of the bars or rods A A (preferably of gas-pipe) and suitable crossbraces, B B B. At its forward end the npper rod, A, of the binder-frame is provided with a collar, e, having` at its upper side a flange, f, which fits against the lower side of the corresponding flange, f', on a bracket, J, secured to the forward upright post, K, of the harvester-frame. The two plates f and f are secured together by a bolt, g, which permits the lower plate to turn on the upper one when the binder is swung forward. In addition to the bolt g, l sometimes use the bolt 0r pin h for the purpose of securing the plates f f more firmly together to prevent any twisting or rocking of the lower plate when the binder is shifted backward or forward to adapt the machine for binding longer short grain. The bolt or pin h should be removed. when it is intended to swing the binder forward. The

bracket J serves also to support the forward end of the inclined board L, which forms the upper part of the grain-table. The arm or IOO bracket F which su i )orts the vrear end of the binder-fran'ie, is attached tothe board L. The collar e is attached to the upper rod, A,ol the binder-frame by inserting a pin, fi, through it or through the rod when it is desired to swing the binder forward. In order to permit the adjustment of the binder lengthwise of the harvester-frame, the pin t' should be removed. A suitable linfacket, N,is attached to thelower cross-sill, O', of the harvester-frame and rcceives the pin or stud j at thelower end of the inclined suliporting-bar D. At its upper end the supporting-bar l) is provided with a bent extension, 71", which vtits into the socket Q, attached to the collarfr, riveted onto the gas-pipe A, forming the lower part of the binder-frame. This socket Q is removed from the inner or pivotal end of the frame, so as to be more nearly under the center ot gravity ol:l the binder-frame, the advantage of which con* struction is at once apifiarent, For if thebrace were connected to the end ol' the trame, as heretofore, the bracket and pivotal poin t would of necessity have' to bemoved'fartherforward in order to altord strength enough to overcome the powerful leverage exerted by the binder-frame upon the nearly perpeinlicular brace-a construction highly impractical inl machines of this type.

An advantage derived from the employment of a socket instead of a clamp or bolt connection, and which should not be overlooked, is that the brace may be readily disconnected when the binder is to be put into operation by moving the binder-frame rearward a short distance on the tracks, which will. slip the end of the brace ont of the socket, aswill bc readily understood.

I place on top of the pole a plate, m', having a recess which receives the stud m on the lower end ot' the brace B2 of the binder-frame when the latter is swung forward. This reis preferably a slot extendinglengthwise ot' the pole, so as to permit a slight amount of spring or variation in the relative position of the harvester-trame and the pole without straining the bimler-.rame

l claiml.. ln a harvester-binder, the combination, with the main frame, the bii1(.le1-f1an1e, the tongue, and a tilting' lever mounted on the main frame, of a link, Il, pivoted to the tongue and separably connected with the ti ltin glever, and a bracket on the main frame adapted to receive the link when disconnected from the tilting' lever, whereby the link maybe caused to tilt the machine or lock it and the tongue rigidly together, substantially as described.

The combination,with the pivoted bind erframe, consisting ot' the rods A A and braces B ll 3,ot' the collare, tlanges ff", and bracket J, substantially as described.

il. The combination,with the pivoted binder- Frame consisting of the rods A A and braces 'B B ol the collar e, langesff, bracket J, and pivot/edsupporti11g-brace l), substantially as described.

FREDERICK G. BECKER.

\Viti iesses:

Geo. B. SELDEN, H. G. PHILLIPS. 

